The San Diego Humane Society has joined with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to sponsor three bills to end the practice of puppy mills.
Puppy milling, also called puppy farming, is the practice of breeding dogs for profit while disregarding the health and well-being of the dogs being bred. The practice is already illegal in California, but legal ambiguities ensure the practice exists.
“Consumers deserve complete transparency about the flood of puppies entering our state; this is not just about protecting people from unhealthy pets, but about stopping the cruel pipeline from puppy mills,” said Gary Weitzman, president and chief executive officer of the San Diego Humane Society.
“These bills are critical to closing dangerous loopholes in California’s pet sales ban, and they will help us shut down the inhumane practices that exploit animals for profit.”
A Los Angeles Times investigation unveiled how the pipeline remains alive through long-standing, problematic channels, including online sales, despite retail pet stores being unlawful in California.
Sen. Tom Umberg and Assemblymembers Steve Bennet and Marc Berman jointly introduced legislation Tuesday morning in Sacramento to end the practice.
“I was shocked to learn that bad actors are getting around California’s ban on puppy mills by claiming to be local breeders when in reality they’re buying abused and neglected puppies from cruel out-of-state breeding operations and selling them to unsuspecting pet parents,” said Berman.
The three bills are SB 312, AB 506, and AB 519.
SB 312, authored by Sen. Umberg, mandates that dog importers submit health certificates electronically to the California Department of Food and Agriculture within 10 days of shipment and makes those certificates publicly available.
AB 506, authored by Assm. Bennet, voids contracts between California consumers and online pet brokers that require a nonrefundable deposit and/or fail to disclose the source of a dog or cat before a deposit is issued. The bill also requires sellers to return money to the buyers within 30 days if the contract is voided.
AB 519, authored by Assm. Berman, ends pet brokering in California by defining “brokers” as any person or business that makes a profit by selling animals bred and raised by another and prohibits said people from selling or “adopting out” pets for a profit.
“My bill will crack down on those that represent to be small, local home breeders when they are actually importing puppies bred in puppy mills in states with inhuman animal welfare laws,” said Berman.
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